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SENTENCES UNIT. DECLARATIVE, INTERROGATIVE and Exclamatory SENTENCES. DECLARATIVE SENTENCES Always make a statement and end in a period. I will study for my English quiz when I get home from school. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES Always asks a question and ends in a question mark.
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DECLARATIVE, INTERROGATIVE and Exclamatory SENTENCES • DECLARATIVE SENTENCES • Always make a statement and end in a period. • I will study for my English quiz when I get home from school. • INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES • Always asks a question and ends in a question mark. • When will you study for the English quiz? • EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES • Always shows emotion and ends in an exclamation mark. • I can’t believe you haven’t studied for the English quiz yet!
Imperative Sentences • Asks a request or makes a command • Can end in EITHER an exclamation mark OR a period depending on how the command is being said. • Study for your English quiz. • Study for your English quiz! • The subject of an imperative sentence is ALWAYS YOU because YOU are listening to the command.
Subject and Simple Subject • The SUBJECT is the part of the sentence that tells us who or what the sentence is about. • The English quiz is on Monday. • The SIMPLE SUBJECT is the noun or pronoun in the complete subject. • The English quiz is on Monday.
Predicate and Simple predicate • The PREDICATE is the part of the sentence that tells you what the subject does. • The English quiz is on Monday. • The SIMPLE PREDICATE is the verb in the complete predicate. • The English quiz is on Monday.
Compound subjects • A sentence may have more than one simple subject. Two or more simple subjects that have the same predicate is called a compound subject. The subjects are joined by or, and, or but. • Keisha or Alex can fix that bike for you.
Compound predicate • A compound predicate has two or more simple predicates, or verbs that have the same subject. The simple predicates are connected by or, and or but. • Wasps drink nectar and eat other insects.
Compound sentence • Use a simple sentence to express one complete thought. • Objects fall from space into the atmosphere. • Combine two or more sentences to make a compound sentence. The simple sentences can be joined by a comma and conjunctions such as and, or or but, or by a semicolon. • A crater can be formed by a bomb, or it can be formed by a meteorite.
Run-On sentences and fragments • A fragment is a group of words that make up only part of a sentence. A fragment does not express a complete thought. It may be missing a subject, a predicate or both: • A package to Louis. • Finished her homework • The playful puppy • A run on sentence occurs when two or more separate sentences are joined incorrectly. • The boys played video games they watched a movie. • The magician was excellent, the audience marveled at his tricks.
Ways to correct run-On sentences • Three ways to correct a run on: • Separate the sentence into two complete sentence • Add a comma and a conjunction to form a compound sentence. • Add a semicolon to form a compound sentence. • Sample sentence: • The boys played video games they watched a movie • The boys played video games. They watched a movie. • The boys played video games, and they watched a movie. • The boys played video games; they watched a movie.